One immigration bill advances as another stalls

Committees to vote today on tuition measure

11:04 PM,
Mar. 10, 2014

Written by

Chas Sisk
Gannett Tennessee

A bill that would grant in-state tuition to the children of undocumented immigrants has picked up speed in the state legislature, but a related measure that would offer the same benefit to undocumented students who attend high school in Tennessee still appears to face steep obstacles.

The House and Senate finance committees are scheduled to vote today on House Bill 1929/Senate Bill 2115, legislation that would let U.S.-born children whose parents entered the country illegally get in-state tuition to the University of Tennessee and other public universities. Under current state law, ...